amzyRN

amzyRN

ED, Cardiac-step down, tele, med surg

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  1. Feeling lousy

    amzyRN replied to loveRNlove's topic in First Year After Licensure

    What were your mistakes? It depends on what they were. It's okay to slow down on a busy floor if one of your patients starts crashing. In that case charting is done late, but as long as patients...

  2. Evening shift versus day shift

    amzyRN posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I was lucky to land a job that didn't require night shift, since it is near impossible for me to sleep in the day. I am now finding that the rotation between day and evening is difficult as well...

  3. New Grad / Difficult time

    amzyRN replied to Puckerup78's topic in Nursing Career

    Consider leaving your state. There are places that do have a shortage (right now anyway) and the longer you wait to take these jobs in other states the more they fill up. Plus your skills might get...

  4. CVICU - Eating their young

    amzyRN replied to NurseHotFlash's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I'm very lucky on my unit that doesn't happen. In fact, people are encouraged to ask questions and if a new nurse wasn't asking questions they would watch this nurse more carefully. That's what one of...

  5. New nurse feeling overwhelmed and miserable!

    amzyRN replied to RN2012Newbie's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I've got almost about 1 year under my belt and I still feel unprepared sometimes, but I'm now more about to prioritize without thinking about it. Always ask if you don't know the answer. If you feel...

  6. Rude embarassing comment by midlevel

    amzyRN posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    There was a midlevel provider that made a very rude comment to me in public and I'm wondering if I should report it or say something to the person. This is what happened. I was coming on to my shift...

  7. Rude embarassing comment by midlevel

    amzyRN replied to amzyRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm going to talk to this person in private about what happened and ask them respectfully to not make rude comments to me, especially in front of other people and that the comment hurt my feelings and...

  8. Nursing will decrease my life expectancy... how do you keep going?

    amzyRN replied to LaceyRN12's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I wouldn't keep going like that. Stress is bad, it raises cortisol levels which raise cholesterol and cause insulin resistance, plus stress raises blood pressure. Some people thrive on stress, but...

  9. 1st med mistake....feeling :'(

    amzyRN replied to kantuta's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It's not that bad and aldactone is K sparing. It will drop them a bit, but not like lasix. At least you didn't give heparin when a patient had low platelets. Now you will be even more careful. Your...

  10. Rude embarassing comment by midlevel

    amzyRN replied to amzyRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    The person's cardiac enzymes (trops, CK, CKMB) and ekg were all negative (except for bradycardia, no ST elevation or depression) and the patient had been given 3 sprays of nitro in ER. The last nurse...

  11. Rude embarassing comment by midlevel

    amzyRN replied to amzyRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I know it's better to do things in the moment but I was so stunned that I didn't know how to respond. I will call my charge tomorrow and hopefully this doesn't make things

  12. Rude embarassing comment by midlevel

    amzyRN replied to amzyRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I've tried to talk to my charge nurse but every time I want to I feel like I might break down in tears and I don't want to be embarrassed at work, especial before I go onto my shift. I don't know why...

  13. Has anyone else quit nursing for these reasons?

    amzyRN replied to CynthiaG's topic in Retired Nurses

    I think you may have handled a couple things better like telling the first nurse manager you were going to see if you were going to be hired on another unit. In any profession I think if a candidate...

  14. Easy, dumb, common new grad mistakes

    amzyRN replied to SubSippi's topic in First Year After Licensure

    When you are hanging blood after you prime the tubing don't forget to clamp the tubing attached to the NS. You don't want to get blood in the bag of

  15. Rude embarassing comment by midlevel

    amzyRN replied to amzyRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I would like to ask my charge nurse about it but am afraid of being embarrassed all over again and if this mid-level didn't say anything then my charge nurse will know about it. I asked two other...

  16. Anyone work at Altru? How is it?

    amzyRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi there ND nurses. I'm wondering if anyone is working at Altru and if yes, do you like it? How is Grand Forks. I just moved here and am working at Altru. I start

  17. priorities and time management

    amzyRN posted a topic in Cardiac

    I'm starting orientation on a fast paced tele unit soon. I have 6 months experience is a slow paced critical access hospital. I was wondering if anyone could send me a copy of a good "brain" sheet....

  18. How to prepare for new job on tele unit

    amzyRN posted a topic in Cardiac

    Hey everyone. I'm a relatively new nurse, with about 6month experience in a quite little rural critical access hospital. I'm moving to a new location and have gotten a new job on a busy tele unit. I...

  19. New grad offered a job

    amzyRN replied to the smack's topic in General Nursing

    The difference is that there are usually enough police to deal with the riff raff. In Western ND the population has expanded so fast that there aren't adequate police to deal with things. God forbid...

  20. New grad offered a job

    amzyRN replied to the smack's topic in General Nursing

    There are lots of men from out of state to work in the oil field. Some of these guys are dangerous. Women have gotten raped and I think there have been murders too. You just have to be very careful....

  21. New grad offered a job

    amzyRN replied to the smack's topic in General Nursing

    Craigslist, roomster, and other roommate sites might help. You will find something. Be careful once you are there though. It's very dangerous now b/c of the oil

  22. Probably looking for a new job

    amzyRN posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    So I moved several states away to take this job that I though would be a terrific learning experience plus I would be giving the facility an awesome RN. Well things haven't been exactly what I...

  23. Probably looking for a new job

    amzyRN replied to amzyRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    So far the bulk of my experience has been managing care of the skilled nursing home patients, residents at the facility. There has been 1 acute patient that had an exacerbation CHF, that has been 1...

  24. Probably looking for a new job

    amzyRN replied to amzyRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I posted the question for feedback and I'm very great full for all the replies! I'm just really worried about not learning what I need to for my next job. In this economy employers don't want to spend...

  25. Probably looking for a new job

    amzyRN replied to amzyRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    My time management skills are not being challenged at this job. Nursing is a very mentally demanding job and there are lots of things that are forgotten after 1 or 2 years, especially if one is a new...